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Large Red Mites
Copyright © 2007 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Large Red Mites
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 10, 2007
Size: 1/10 inch
I know nothing about mites except these were fair size and bright red and really active.
Found under a rock.
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 10 April, 2007 - 1:32pm
Last updated 11 April, 2007 - 7:27pm

Velvety red mites
can be found in several related families.
… Jim McClarin, 11 April, 2007 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Velvet Mites.
… Jim McClarin, 11 April, 2007 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

Velvet Mites
It looks like these are velvet mites, Trombidiidae. I'm no mite expert so I'm not certain beyond that.
… J.D. Roberts, 10 April, 2007 - 2:43pm login or register to post comments

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